Saying thank-you for a job well done at the Hilton Garden Inn

Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresBrittany DeCicco, 12, and her friend Caylee Rockhill play Wrecking Ball, one of the games at the Hilton Garden Inn employee BBQ.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Employees of the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield, and their families enjoyed an afternoon in the sun as they chowed down on hot dogs, wings burgers and other fare all the while enjoying a variety of games, music and fun, courtesy of their employers, Richard and Lois Nicotra.

The couple, who head the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites and Nicotra Group, hosted the third annual Employee Appreciation Barbecue yesterday as a way of expressing their gratitude for the exemplary performance shown by those workers who ensure the smooth operation of their organization on a daily basis.